Preamble A newly formed nation faces many challenges, including establishing an economy, educating the people, and creating a national cultural identity. We must not be deterred by such challenge but rise to meet it in the effort of building a prosperous state for our citizens. The records of history have taught us innumerable lessons on …
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As History Repeats Itself
Another essay I wrote for my global coursework centered on Japanese popular music, I analyze how the repetition of musical history shows that society’s underlying structural frameworks can be more static than they first appear. This class taught me much of what I know about post WWII Japanese musical history and how it is closely …
The Evolving “Japanese Woman”
During my sophomore year I took an interesting class examining Japanese popular music and its evolution since WWII. During the class I analyzed the pervasive concept of the “Japanese Woman” and her portrayal through music, noting how how it has evolved from WWII Gunka (war music) to the popular “boogie-woogie” musical style of the 1950s. …
Scattering Sakura
(Lyla Normand, 4.2.24, Park in suburban Kyoto ) This photograph was captured during an introspective stroll I took shortly after learning about the history of the famous Japanese cherry blossom, or Sakura, from my host father. I, like many others, only knew them from the pictures—the iconic symbols of Japan, fleeting and beautiful. I was …
